zhǔn

埻

Character · NounTraditional準

target center; standard; prepare

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

the center of an archery target; bullseye; mark

literary

Literary term from classical Chinese. Often appears in compounds such as 准的 (zhǔn dì). Rarely used alone in modern speech.

Shè射
zhě者
duì对
zhǔn准
dì的
ér而
fā发
shǐ矢
 ，
shǐ矢
shǐ矢
jiē皆
zhòng中
 。

The archer aimed at the bullseye and released his arrows, hitting the mark with every shot.

Wéi为
zhǔn准
dì的
suǒ所
bì蔽
 ，
zé则
nán难
yǐ以
zhòng中
gǔ鹄
 。

If one is blinded by the target itself, it becomes difficult to hit the swan (metaphor for losing sight of the bigger picture).

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Zhǔn准
dì的
jì既
shè设
 ，
zhòng众
shǐ矢
huán环
jí集
 。

Once the target was set, arrows gathered around it from all sides.